If a client does not attend and participate in their ESA medical then their beneft will be stopped unless they can show 'good cause'. The law doesn't defne this. Extra guidance to DWP decision makers has been issued. Of help may be para. 4- 'failure to provide supporting evidence is not of itself a reason for refusing to accept that good cause was shown.', para. 5 'whether the stated health problem prevented the claimant from contacting Medical Services to re–arrange the appointment.' para. 6 'nature of the claimant’s disability is a factor that must be taken into account when considering whether good cause is shown', para. 8 'The fact that the claimant has previously attended the WCA and been found to have LCW is not suffcient reason that good cause has not been shown for a subsequent failure to attend.' and para. 9 'Where a claimant repeatedly fails to attend an examination, and good cause is accepted, the DM should consider the previous reasons given critically.'
We talk about this and 4 other common challenges you can help your clients with in our Claiming as 'sick'- the WCA course.